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After every other ED solution didn't work anymore, my Urologist recommended a Penile Implant. So I agreed. VERY VERY painful as you may know. It was very, very difficult to inflate. The bulb was so hard to squeeze, It took about 20 minutes to inflate, I had to alternate hands when one hand would cramp up, I would switch to the other. I followed the instructions precisely. When I told the Urologist how hard it is to inflate, he would try, unsuccessfully, then say try doing it this way, and after struggling he would get some response then say just keep doing that. That didn't work any better. I thought it was normal, and it's supposed to be that hard to pump. Then the Urology group said he retired. (But he's only 40 yrs old.) The next Urologist in the group tried to pump it and said there was a kink or something, it needs replacement. I asked what could be done to fix it and he said there's only one option and that to replace it and start from scratch. I'm thinking, and do the week of serious pain again. To me:
1. It seems there should be a way to locate and fix the kinks.
2. Did the first Urologist screw up on me and other patients and that's why he's gone?
Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance.

Ray
First of all please fill out your signature, we have no idea your age or physical status, your date of implant, your Dr. And please do some reading here, frank talk has a lot of info- After doing some research you may find out it’s normal or that indeed you have an issue with the pump/ tubing. Also there is info here on 2 handed pumping that helped me immensely.
Get cracking brother and good luck

Bummer. It does sound like a bad pump if two different docs can't make it work. IF they have to do a revision, make them pay for it.
Mine was really tough at first. It still is tough after 2+ years and numerous inflations. I have to use both thumbs to squeeze my bulb, and the first few are not full pumps. After two or three pumps it gets easier, and I can get full pumps.

I just want to know if this a case if malpractice. Not that I want money, I just want to know if I I got a bad Dr. who did a bad job. I guess that's something we don't get to know.

No way of knowing until they open you up in my opinion.
Then it would most likely be at a different place so they don't try to cover there ass.

It seems to me that your doctors are taking a "cookie cutter" approach that does not serve you well.

Similar to the car or computer mechanic who is less skilled. When something is wrong, just pull out an entire module and replaced it without actually knowing what the problem ever was.

An ultrasound to examine the positioning (and potential kinking) of the tubes, which seem to be the most likely source of the problem.

Getting a second opinion is my recommendation, based on the limited information and limited experience I have. It seems a farily straightforward question of hydraulics.